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The following category is for festivals in Cuba, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Many festivals held in Cuba revolve around the arts such as music, dance, art, and even film making. One such festival is the annual Havana Jazz Festival, [1] founded by several Cuban jazz musicians, which includes Cuba's Bobby Carcasses Afro-Cuban jazz "Havana Jazz Festival." The first venue for this jazz concert was the Casa de La Cultura ...
Carnival of Santiago de Cuba. Carnivals, known as carnavales, charangas, or parrandas, have been vibrant public celebrations in Cuba since at least the 17th century, with the Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba holding a special place among Cubans. [1] The history of Carnival in Cuba is a complex interplay of diverse influences and interests.
Virgin Gorda — Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Celebrations, late March/early April [16] Canada. Toronto — Caribana Toronto Caribbean Carnival (early August) Cayman Islands — Batabano, late April/early May, [17] Cayman Islands – CayMAS Carnival, late June/early July [18] Cuba. Cuba — Carnival of Santiago de Cuba, July [19]
A street carnival scene in Cuba. The first African drums were heard in Cuba, since the 16th century, only during the celebration of certain feasts, such as the Día de Reyes (Three Kings Day) and Carnestolendas or Carnival, because their use was restricted to some mutual aid societies, called "Cabildos de nación", where enslaved Africans and their descendants were allowed to gather and ...
The following category is for cultural festivals in Cuba, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The holdiay known as the "Triumph of the Revolution" (Spanish: Triunfo de la Revolución), also known as Liberation Day (Spanish: Día de la Liberación), is a celebration in Cuba of the anniversary of the victory of the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959 which established the present government in Cuba. The holiday is celebrated on January ...
Second most popular are celebrated in Camajuaní, followed in popularity by Vueltas, Zulueta, Chambas, Guayos, El Santo, Taguayabón, Buenavista, Calabazar de Sagua, Zaza del Medio, Falcón, Vega Alta and many more small town of this central region of Cuba. The celebrations in Remedios are held from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day.